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    Northumbrian Birding

    Hope to check up on waders in the wansbeck area over next few days. want to try and get some footage if possible. my gear is very limited atmo( (anyone got any old gear for sale?) Made on an old bridge camera, will be experimenting with a camcorder next week, skeptical it will be any use, but...
  2. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    alot of mud exposed on the wansbeck estuary atmo. between castle island and the wear. wish id had been there in sep now....for peak wader passage. anyone know why the river is so low?
  3. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    yes ;ogically i agree, they would be the ones who had bred up the tweed. However they looked too grey(the males) for goosanders.
  4. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    large number of sawbills, by the old bridge at berwick yesterday. I didnt have bins with me, but fair sure they were red breasted mergansers. approx 35 of them. Visible at high tide.
  5. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    maybe the teal is moulting? prob is gone tho....
  6. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    oh dear has this thread died a death? seems somewhat quiet in here....
  7. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    how are the coastal pobds shaping up atmo? getting close to peak wader week... lots of mud atmo?
  8. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    ^^ and now a chinese thrush as well )
  9. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    little wander along wansbecj today. load of gulls at castle island 250+ didnt have a scope so couldnt pick out anything exciting. prob try a revisit next week.
  10. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    anyone here use an opticron scope, and mind helping with an experiment? http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=237466 or knows a good source of 2ndhand opticron eyepieces?
  11. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    any migrant waders about atmo? might have time to get out latter in the week....
  12. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    bit surprised this isnt built yet! guess time to force more straw down the throat of the white elephant..... https://www.facebook.com/HauxleyNatureReserve/photos/a.421102811376558.1073741828.421097331377106/644651365688367/?type=3&theater
  13. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    `concentrating on your vanity project at Hauxley.` conservation by spread sheet.....tick the profit boxes!
  14. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    /chuckle
  15. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xla1/v/t1.0-9/942_10205173306803627_5575042697523585736_n.jpg?oh=18efe270c46632bb98169d9cf36583f5&oe=57009378 seen this week at east chev. willow warbler?
  16. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    no alerts today om birdguides, for the lesser spotted digger crane.... a very rare beast indeed!
  17. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    some prophecy for the Newbiggin rarity seekers :P https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/11262029_854334934661810_7753601880255856986_n.jpg?oh=2767173fa753eb79bda61c2ed592e48f&oe=55E7D732 ...the migrants, will land HERE and HERE..... :P
  18. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    3 avocet and 4 black tailed godwit at castle island this morning
  19. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    `Over recent days, I have tried to provide accurate and updated information onto this forum on behalf of NWT as well as ways to move forward. This appears to be making little difference and isnt exactly encouraging me to continue responding! Perhaps it was a mistake to try to engage in this...
  20. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    `NWT did organise drop ins which were advertised via social media, this site, NTBC and local newspapers but only two people attended. ` Well I fully intended to come along but fell ill that weekend......people have lives...things crop up! I know this maybe be unpopular with some of the older...
  21. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    posting this for info.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSZGUV8D19I theres various ways graphene can be used to generate electic power.....seems to be cheaper than conventional solar panels. [coat one of the hides in paint, to power the water pump!] this could work very well at east...
  22. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    steve, I think we have realised that hands are tied at cresswell, there isnt much flexibilty cos of the shrimps. Please keep us informed about the islands, although its probably getting late to put them in this year. However we require more honest about the north pool at east chev. Its been...
  23. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    Firecrest report yesterday, west of felton along the river path....
  24. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    spend some damn money on birds instead of fancy new buildings to lure in punters(hauxley). if you dont have the brains to think of an original solution, then copy teesides barge formula. I doubt adding a `floating island` is going to wreck the ecology for the scrimps or whatever the sssi is...
  25. W

    Northumbrian Birding

    `another thing can east chevington water level be regulated as this appears to be just a deep pond now, nowhere for waders?` GL with that one )
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